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O: "They won the Piston Cup!"

...Apart from the summer of 1979 when I wanted to be Kermit the Frog

I dropped it half a star for throwing the Batman album

BB-8: 👍

Even though I have enjoyed all the films in this series, I somehow always go in with very low expectations and leave very entertained. I cant wait for when they eventually do a spin off of Varang and the Mangkwan.

I watched this after finishing Dispatches from Elsewhere and it just didn't feel right.

I don't like it, I don't agree with it, but I accept it.

Grogu: "Now THIS is podracing"

This was fine? Some subplots felt unnecessary which brought the overall plot to a halt and made this feel a lot longer than it actually was.

O: "but why didn't they catch him the first time?"

O: "I loved all of it"

Well, Terry, it sure as shit ain't sad.

Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face, stars fill my dreams.

I originally watched this for April's IndieWeb Movie Club but didn't get around to posting about it. I also read Story of your Life which this film is based on since I hadn't done that before.

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Spoilers: I really liked the ending reveal with the Andromedans, both the concept and the look of it. But I've been having a hard time with the ending of this film because it feels like it validates conspiracy theorists to go through with some pretty awful behavior.

Absolutely crushed by this film. Jessie Buckley is amazing in everything but this might be my favorite performance by her. The scene where they are practicing the play is so powerful and you can hear the pain behind Paul Mescal's "Again". Go thy ways to a nunnery. Again.

I can appreciate what this is but Renate Reinsve's performance is the only thing that stuck with me.

For such a massive ensemble cast, every single performance was very memorable. I was initially thrown off by the needle drops more so because they felt out of time but they actually really work. I bounced around with the rating for this mostly because I was left a little conflicted by the ending. I think its purposely ambiguous to make us think about whether Marty has actually grown as a person. Specially if I may not necessarily feel like he deserves to win (both in the game and life) based on everything we saw the prior two hours. Probably my favorite vampire film of the year, so far.

O: "this movie is scary" Haven't seen this in a while but randomly started singing a bunch of the songs to my kids the other day so we decided to watch it today. I will never understand why "Something So Right" did not get nominated for any awards. Good night Danny Trejo

A story of life and the people we meet and lose along the way. Devastating at times but it left me with a hopeful message. Beautiful, ain’t it? All of it. Every bit of it.

This movie might be good but I was expecting a heist movie and that is my fault.

Crucé sin pensarlo

I need a 3 hour spin-off about Benicio del Toro's character. No fear. Just like Tom fuckin' Cruise.

Why is this a comedy?

While I wanted this to be a closer adaptation to the book, the things that it changed really worked for me. However, one scene in particular with some wolves felt off to me in contrast to the rest of the way the creature is portrayed. Just generally I had a harder time with the scale of the violence. A+ ending though.

At first I thought the animated sequences were a bit too much but the further it got, the more effective they became.

That scene with Andrew Scott...

O: "My favorite part was the construction."

I keep jumping back and forth on my rating and thoughts. I'm fascinated that they were able to do as much as they did with the estimated budget of $15,000 USD. Even though I wasn't always a fan of the main subjects of the documentary, I appreciate their commitment. I still recommend watching this if you are not interested in birdwatching. Watch it on YouTube

I regret waiting 30 years to watch this. What do you say I buy you a cup of coffee?

This post was supposed to be my entry for December's IndieWeb Movie Club hosted by Dr. Matt Lee. I still haven't read the graphic novel that this is based on but that was my original plan. I'm curious whether the ambiguity and almost fantastical parts are present in the book. If so, do those themes play a bigger part? I kinda wish they did. I used to think about one day, just not telling anyone, and going off to some random place. And I'd just... disappear. And they'd never see me again. Did you ever think about stuff like that?

I was a little underwhelmed at first but the last 20ish minutes really got me. My rating is mostly because this left me feeling sad and a little empty but I might change it later after I've had some time to think about it more.

I miss Val Kilmer. Yeah, that's right. Big tough guy.

O: I didn't like that they kept chasing Kermit.

A friend was telling me about this movie and it made it such a fun watch with the added context and perspective from a fan. Can you count, suckers?

This is one of those films that deals with a very difficult topic in a different way than other films. There's a lot of standout moments here but the scene with the sandwich really got to me. I wouldn't recommend you watch it without checking the synopsis first though. I feel guilty when I don't think about it

O: "I liked it but I don't understand why she didn't want to be a princess"

Even though it felt like the majority of the cast was barely on screen, the moments that they were on were really great. Josh O'Connor continues to surprise me and gives such a wonderfully moving performance in this film. Spoilers: The unexpected Phantom of the Opera really made me laugh out loud.